KT Wiz vs SSG Landers Prediction, 5/31/2022 KBO Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: KT Wiz vs SSG Landers

Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Location: Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea

TV: SPOTV2

Yoo Seom Han and the SSG Landers (34-14, 1st in KBO) host the KT Wiz (21-28, 8th in KBO) at Incheon SSG Landers Field on Tuesday, May 31, 2022.

The Wiz have accrued 60 doubles as a unit and have hit 30 balls out of the park. KT owns a slugging percentage of .343 and have been called out on strikes 404 times, while taking a walk on 184 occasions. As a team, the KT Wiz are scoring 3.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 8th in baseball. They have earned 170 runs batted in in addition to 410 hits this season, while their team batting average is at .247. They have accumulated 190 runs scored while having a team OBP of .327.

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Jae-gyun Hwang is a hitter who can be a difference maker for KT. In his career, Hwang has hit 199 baseballs over the fence while driving in 946 runs. For his time in the league, he came to bat 7,176 times and has notched a hit 1,863 times. Hwang has compiled an average at the plate of .291 for his career, with 964 runs scored and an OPS of .807. He has compiled a slugging percentage of .452 and he has racked up 2,893 bases. He has been struck out 1,212 times and earned a walk on 598 attempts at the plate, contributing to a .354 OBP.

The KT Wiz have earned 1,313 putouts this season, as well as 479 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .981 which puts them in 2nd in KBO and they have turned 43 double plays. The Wiz have stolen 32 bases and have been caught 12 times, which shows us their caught stealing percentage sits at 27.3%.

Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.38 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24. Wiz pitchers have given up 30 long balls and 206 total runs (7th in the league). KT has conceded 431 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and also 181 earned runs. The Wiz hold a team earned run average of 3.73 so far this season (6th in the league), and they have struck out 382 batters.

SSG has a total of 36 home runs so far this season in addition to 226 runs batted in. They have recorded 87 two-baggers, while getting a free base 180 times as well as racking up 240 runs. The SSG Landers have a team OBP of .336 in addition to a batting average of .254 this year. The Landers have a team slugging percentage of .381 and they average 4.80 runs per game (2nd in baseball). They have struck out on 373 occasions (3rd in the league) and have totaled 430 base hits.

Yoo Seom Han is a batter who should be able to impact this game for SSG. Han has recorded a free base 298 times while fanning on 629 occasions. His on-base percentage sits at .372 and he has a has a OPS in his career of .890. Over the course of the 2,516 at-bats in his baseball career, Han has hit .277 with 697 hits. He has tallied 403 runs and racked up 485 RBIs. He has hit a home run 150 times, as well as 1,304 total bases and also a .518 slugging %.

Out of their 57 attempts at stealing a base, they have had success 47 times and been caught 10 times (17.5% caught stealing rate). The SSG Landers have turned 52 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (1st in the league). The Landers have recorded 538 assists, 29 errors and have earned 1,364 putouts over the course of the season.

The SSG pitching staff have given up 176 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 3.43 (173 earned runs yielded). They have relinquished 34 home runs and they concede 3.48 runs per 9 innings (1st in KBO). The Landers have a team WHIP of 1.198 in addition to having a FIP of 3.48 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.07 (348 strikeouts against 168 bases on balls). They are sitting at 10th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 376.

Who will win tonight's KBO game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SSG

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